Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2011, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (23): 4815-4822.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2011.23.007

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Behavioral and Lethal Effects of α-terthienyl on the Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)

 LIU  Na, CHENG  Dong-Mei, XU  Han-Hong, ZHANG  Zhi-Xiang   

  1. 1.华南农业大学资源环境学院昆虫毒理研究室/天然农药与化学生物学教育部重点实验室, 广州 510642
    2.广州市生物防治站,广州 510460
    3.仲恺农业工程学院植物保护系, 广州 510225
  • Received:2011-03-14 Online:2011-12-01 Published:2011-08-26

Abstract: 【Objective】 The objective of this study is to define the effects of α-terthienyl on the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) behavior and lethality.【Method】The behaviors including aggregation, cling ability and walking ability, lethal effect and knock-down activity of α-terthienyl exposed in UVA were researched by potter spray, and the scanning electron microscope was used to probe into the light activity mechanism of α-terthienyl to the red imported fire ant.【Result】When the illumination times were 90, 120 and 180 min, the knock-down rates of the red imported fire ant treated with 100 μg•mL-1 α-terthienyl were 93.08%, 98.29% and 100%, which were higher than those treated without irradiation. After the red imported fire ants were treated with 100 μg•mL-1 α-terthienyl in dark for 90, 120 and 180 min, the knock-down rates of the red imported fire ant were 7.41%, 18.52% and 25.93%, respectively. After they were treated with 100 μg•mL-1 α-terthienyl in irradiation for 30 min, then set into dark for 1, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 min, the mortalities of the red imported fire ant were 6.25%, 10.42%, 18.75%, 29.17%, 37.50%, 43.75% and 52.08%, respectively, the walking rates of the red imported fire ant were 25.26%, 18.75%, 10.67%, 6.58%, 2.83%, 2.08% and 0, respectively, the cling rates of the imported fire ant were 20.83%, 12.50%, 6.17%, 4.17%, 2.01%, 1.96% and 0, respectively, and the aggregation rates of the red imported fire ant were 20.78%, 17.19%, 10.94%, 15.63%, 14.06%, 27.08% and 37.50%, respectively. After the red imported fire ants were treated with 100 μg•mL-1 α-terthienyl in irradiation for 30 min and placed in dark for 30 min, the antennal sensilla shape of the red imported fire ant changed significantly. Most of the antennal sensillum presented disordered, lodging and bending phenomen.【Conclusion】 The α-terthienyl possesses the lethal effect and knock-down ability against the red imported fire ant, and can significantlly decrease the aggregation, cling ability and normal walking ability, and also change the shape of the antennal sensilla of the red imported fire ant. The results suggest that the method of using photoactivation composition is expected to become a safe and environment-friendly method for the control of the red imported fire ant.

Key words: α-terthienyl (α-T), Solenopsis invicta Buren, lethal effect, behavioral effects, sensilla

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